Professor Howard Lau has been a specialist in urology in Sydney for over 20 years. He is a Conjoint Professor of Surgery, School of Medicine at Western Sydney University. He is widely regarded as a key opinion leader for his expertise in minimally invasive urology having performed a number of Australian first in laparoscopic and robotic surgeries. He has been invited to perform many live surgical demonstrations and lectures in Australia and overseas. He is a robotic proctor and regularly teaches and demonstrates robotic surgery to other surgeons. In addition he has contributed in the development of laparoscopic units in many Australian and neighbouring countries. He has written six book chapters and contributed to over 20 publications in medical literature and he has performed over 2,000 laparoscopic renal operations and over 300 Robotic Radical Prostatectomies.

He specialises in kidney, adrenal and prostate diseases, offering services from diagnosis to treatments with experienced multi-disciplinary teams to provide the best care for his patients. He was born in Hong Kong and attended Sydney University Medical School. He received Urology training in Sydney with a fellowship year in Oxford University. He consults at Macquarie University Clinic in addition to his rooms at Westmead Private Hospital.